Thursday, January 27, 2011

Painted Clog Organizers

well... back in June I went to St.Louis to visit my grandparents, aunts and uncles, and while I was there (shopping at the best "antique mall" ever) I found these clogs. I think for the 3 of them I paid around $8. sweet. (The plain pair are a men's size 10! They are HUGE!)

If you want some hanging clog organizers too, then here is my tutorial (super easy):

1. sand the clogs so the paint will adhere well.
2. Drill holes in the heel so that you can easily put a screw through them to hang on the wall (I haven't done this yet...)
3. Lay the clogs on some newspaper and spray paint 2 coats (let dry in between).

4.I then painted a white strip around the rims of all 3 (2 coats). I then did a thin stripe of the burnt red-orange color, so that it would be easier to do a scallop trim without getting in to the white stripe.

5. I then free-handed some scallops (I wanted them to be irregular). If you want them to be all the same you can pre-draw them with a pencil first if you are weary of free-handing with paint.

6. Spray them with a coat of sealant/ finishing coat so that the paint doesn't easily scrape off. ( I haven't done this yet either because I may want to paint some more on them...)

Finished! I couldn't put them up on my wall yet, because we are moving to FLORIDA in May (well I am, my husband has boards and a 1-month rotation to complete before he meets me down in West Palm Beach--where he will be doing rotations for 2 years).

Anyway, I am in love with them and I can't wait to hang them on my wall and store my scissors, paintbrushes, and markers in them!

I have had that picture in my inspiration file forever! I absolutely love it! My husband and I met at Hope College in Holland, Michigan so we had some Dutch touches in our wedding including kissing Dutch people as our cake topper and wooden shoes that I wore for some of the pictures. I love this!